BLM Seeks Public Comment to Lease Land to the City of Las Vegas for Fire Station

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease and/or subsequently convey approximately 2.5 acres of public land to the City of Las Vegas, to build a fire station in northwest Las Vegas south of Kyle Canyon Road and east of Puli Drive. The fire station would consist of a three-bay fire engine garage, kitchen facilities, living quarters, off-site improvements (curb, gutter, sidewalk and street lights), landscaping and parking lot. Public comments will be accepted for 45 days until Monday, August 19.

The Notice of Realty Action for a Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) Classification was published in the July 3 Federal Register. Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the proposed decision for the R&PP application and the plan of development, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to lease and convey under the Act, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use. The BLM’s environmental assessment is also available for review.

Written comments may be mailed to the BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, faxed to 775-515-5010, Attn: Rebecca L. Rury, or emailed to rrury@blm.gov. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2013, the BLM generated $4.7 billion in receipts from public lands.